William S. Reeburgh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William S. Reeburgh between 1964 and 2015, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William S. Reeburgh published across 52 years, from 1964 to 2015, averaging 1.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 1992. 2 of the 97 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6

1964 2015

97 publications in total across all disciplines

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William S. Reeburgh: publications per year, 1964 to 2015
Year	Publications
1964	1
1965	0
1966	1
1967	1
1968	1
1969	1
1970	0
1971	0
1972	2
1973	0
1974	2
1975	0
1976	3
1977	1
1978	0
1979	0
1980	1
1981	1
1982	3
1983	3
1984	2
1985	1
1986	1
1987	2
1988	2
1989	2
1990	3
1991	3
1992	6
1993	1
1994	4
1995	3
1996	3
1997	1
1998	4
1999	0
2000	5
2001	4
2002	4
2003	1
2004	1
2005	2
2006	4
2007	2
2008	3
2009	1
2010	6
2011	3
2012	0
2013	0
2014	1
2015	1
Total	97

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William S. Reeburgh publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William S. Reeburgh sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 95 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
41–50	21
51–60	62
61–70	133
71–80	257
81–90	361
91–100	440	95
101–110	492
111–120	541
121–130	617
131–140	544
141–150	541
151–160	539
161–170	444
171–180	444
181–190	400
191–200	377
201–210	318
211–220	282
221–230	263
231–240	220
241–250	217
251–260	180
261–270	181
271–280	155
281–290	130
291–300	127
301–310	130
311–320	85
321–330	106
331–340	80
341–350	83
351–360	75
361–370	69
371–380	52
381–390	54
391–400	56
401–410	44
411–420	40
421–430	36
431–440	25
441–450	25
451–460	32
461–470	29
471–480	21
481–490	26
491–500	26
501–510	17
511–520	19
521–530	15
531–540	22
541–550	12
551–560	15
561–570	11
571–580	19
581–590	9
591–600	9
601–610	7
611–620	11
621–630	5
631–640	5
641–650	6
651–660	3
661–670	3
671–680	4
681–689	4
690+	100

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William S. Reeburgh D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William S. Reeburgh sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	12
31	26
32	51
33	88
34	123
35	163
36	206
37	267
38	265
39	275
40	321
41	343
42	305
43	336
44	330
45	348
46	291
47	275
48	272
49	273
50	263	50
51	232
52	266
53	217
54	198
55	177
56	202
57	204
58	166
59	177
60	166
61	152
62	143
63	150
64	124
65	119
66	120
67	118
68	82
69	98
70	94
71	105
72	74
73	84
74	70
75	67
76	78
77	60
78	59
79	52
80	47
81	38
82	48
83	42
84	42
85	43
86	29
87	37
88	29
89	30
90	34
91	20
92	22
93	17
94	19
95	24
96	21
97	20
98	24
99	17
100	17
101	21
102	25
103	18
104	26
105	20
106	15
107	10
108	13
109	15
110	12
111	8
112	7
113	9
114	6
115	12
116	7
117	8
118	3
119	5
120	7
121	2
122	4
123	8
124	7
125	9
126+	92

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Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2001 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

William S. Reeburgh is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their professional focus centers on scientific research contributing to various fields, though specific details on their main fields, subfields, or topics of study are not provided.

Throughout their career, Reeburgh has been recognized by multiple professional organizations. Notably, they were named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2001. Later, in 2009, they received the honor of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an acknowledgment that appears twice in the available records. In 2018, they were designated a Geochemistry Fellow by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry.

Details regarding published papers, frequent co-authors, and publication venues for Reeburgh are not available. Similarly, information on book publications or specific research topics has not been documented here.

These awards indicate involvement in geochemistry and geophysical sciences, though the absence of additional publication and research data limits a comprehensive overview of their scientific contributions beyond these recognitions.

Best Publications

Oceanic methane biogeochemistry.

William S. Reeburgh

1891
Citations
METHANE CONSUMPTION IN CARIACO TRENCH WATERS AND SEDIMENTS

William S. Reeburgh

713
Citations
Rapid methane oxidation in a landfill cover soil.

S. C. Whalen;W. S. Reeburgh;K. A. Sandbeck

707
Citations
Ecology of sea ice biota 2. Global significance.

Louis Legendre;Stephen F. Ackley;Gerhard S. Dieckmann;Bjørn Gulliksen

658
Citations
Anaerobic mineralization of marine sediment organic matter: Rates and the role of anaerobic processes in the oceanic carbon economy

Susan M. Henrichs;William S. Reeburgh

652
Citations
New perspectives on anaerobic methane oxidation

David L. Valentine;William S. Reeburgh

637
Citations
AN IMPROVED INTERSTITIAL WATER SAMPLER1

W. S. Reeburgh

558
Citations
Unexpected changes in the oxic/anoxic interface in the Black Sea

J. W. Murray;H. W. Jannasch;S. Honjo;R. F. Anderson

499
Citations
Consumption of atmospheric methane by tundra soils

Stephen C Whalen;W. S. Reeburgh

448
Citations
Carbon and hydrogen isotope fractionation resulting from anaerobic methane oxidation

M. J. Alperin;W. S. Reeburgh;M. J. Whiticar

437
Citations
Anaerobic methane oxidation: Rate depth distributions in Skan Bay sediments

William S. Reeburgh

391
Citations
Ecology of sea ice biota - 1. Habitat, terminology, and methodology

Rita Horner;Stephen F. Ackley;Gerhard S. Dieckmann;Bjorn Gulliksen

362
Citations
Carbon and hydrogen isotope fractionation by moderately thermophilic methanogens

David L. Valentine;Amnat Chidthaisong;Andrew Rice;William S. Reeburgh

362
Citations
The role of methylotrophy in the global methane budget

W. S. Reeburgh

351
Citations
Water column methane oxidation adjacent to an area of active hydrate dissociation, Eel river Basin

David L Valentine;Douglas C Blanton;William S Reeburgh;Miriam Kastner

347
Citations
Rates of biogeochemical processes in anoxic sediments.

William S. Reeburgh

339
Citations
Black Sea methane geochemistry

William S. Reeburgh;Bess B. Ward;Stephen C. Whalen;Kenneth A. Sandbeck

334
Citations
Inhibition experiments on anaerobic methane oxidation.

Marc J. Alperin;William S. Reeburgh

331
Citations
A methane flux time series for tundra environments

Stephen C. Whalen;William S. Reeburgh

331
Citations
Interannual variations in tundra methane emission: A 4-year time series at fixed sites

Stephen C. Whalen;William S. Reeburgh

304
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Valentine University of California, Santa Barbara

Jennifer Y. King University of California, Santa Barbara

Stanley C. Tyler University of California, Irvine

Heiko Sahling University of Bremen

Janet Rethemeyer University of Cologne

Kai-Uwe Hinrichs University of Bremen

Gerhard Bohrmann University of Bremen

Thomas Pape University of Copenhagen

Susan E. Trumbore Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

Louis Legendre Université Paris Cité

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